"I was with my girlfriend and we went to my parents' house to drink a glass of wine.

"I want to thank everyone for the wonderful years I've had at Ajax from my seventh year to my 24th! Ajax remains my club."

Blind completed his medical at Bridgewater Hospital in Manchester yesterday and is set to finalise his move this morning.

His signing will take United's summer spending near the £150m mark, following the arrivals of Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw, Angel Di Maria and Marcos Rojo - who is still attempting to secure a work permit after his £16m move from Sporting Lisbon.

Sources have told ESPN that United are also facing third-party ownership issues over Rojo, with the Sun reporting that the case could end up in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet says he has "no regrets whatsoever" after being sent off during his side's draw at Hull, while counterpart Steve Bruce admitted they had both acted like "a couple of children" following a touchline altercation

After enduring a tricky start to his Manchester United career, perhaps it is fair that Marcos Rojo celebrated so boisterously as he watched his first professional club Estudiantes beat fierce rivals Gimnasia